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Ron and Dan
By Rowan Collins
“I like coming into work, seeing the parking lot full of cars, and knowing I created those jobs.”
Ron Schutt, owner and president of PrintRoc, grew up in the Southern Tier and worked on farms in his youth. After a two-year term in the Air Force, Schutt took a job in the printing department of a LeRoy [...]

Mark Ellenwood. Photo: John DeHaas
By Susan Jordan
Electrician Mark Ellenwood has run his business, Ellenwood Electric (“We do it without shorts”), for 37 years. In the early years he helped to defy the stereotype that gay men can’t be masculine and do “butch” things.
Before starting Ellenwood Electric, Mark was a DJ and also [...]

Michael Gamilla and Paul Allen at Pride 2017, where ImageOut was an Honorary Grand Marshal. Photo: Bess Watts
By Susan Jordan
Rochester’s ImageOut Film Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this fall. The Empty Closet recently spoke with Board Chair Paul Allen about the past, present and future.
ImageOut was founded in 1992 by Larry [...]